Date: Wed, 05 Aug 1998 12:21:33 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Joao Carlos Mendes Luis <jonny@jonny.eng.br> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.ORG, network@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Which PCMCIA Ethernet for FreeBSD ? Message-ID: <199808051921.MAA00595@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 05 Aug 1998 15:47:24 -0300." <199808051847.PAA23328@roma.coe.ufrj.br>
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> I'm searching for a good PCMCIA Ethernet card to use with FreeBSD > in a Toshiba Notebook. I intend to use it not only as a network > conection, but also as a network management and probing tool. This > implies in good network performance and promiscuous mode support. > I've heard that 3Com cards do not support promiscuous mode, is this > true ? Which cards do you suggest for this kind of application ? 3com cards support promiscous mode OK, it's multicast that they handle badly. Almost any generic NE2000 clone card will do what you want. > Also, a card with dual speed (10/100) support AND dual connector > (BNC/UTP) would be perfect, but I could not yet find one. Is there > any available ? There are still lots of BNC networks around to be > monitored. :) I have a very cheap NE2000 clone (Sold in Australia as an "Alloy" product, but the label was printed on an inkjet printer...) which identifies itself as a "Danpex". It has hardware BNC/UTP autodetect. The Accton 2216 is also available with dual media (hardware autodetect). Support for 100Mbps cards is almost nonexistent at this point in time. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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